Separator



c. T. HATCH SEPARATOR Dec; 16, 1930.

Originai Fil ed May 1; 1926 5: INVENTOR Chart/ea Z HdJfO/Z ATTORNEYS I The top 39'hasbafiles 46 and l dependingi therefrom, these baffles being connected to the tor. and when the top is swung down to closed position, thebafiles 46' are automatically swung to an upright position andre'tainedun an upright position by these guides The. several battles are thus supported in {staggered or alternating relationso that the air passing.

through the separator takes a Zig-zag course.-

' The front end of the'top of the separator overhangs the tank.

An exhaust fan-or blowerl49 is connected to the rear of the separator chamber by means of the pipe 50 This bloweris'driven froma motor, the driving connections however not being illustrated.

-' As the grease laden air passes through the separator, coming into contact with the bat ties and walls; thereof, the grease collects thereon. -In practice, it is found that a por tion of this grease slides down or drops'from the bafiles' onto the-bottom 36. To prevent desired.

undue accumulation thereon, these bafiies are provided 'with heating elements conventionally shown at 51. I

;My improved machine isvery eflicient'in collecting or. separating grease from the air and .also in drawingthe greaseladen air into the separator so that it does not escape-int-o the room. The separator is, as stated, very easily cleaned, asoccasion requires. 7 1

- I have illustrated and described my improvements in an embodiment which has -proven highly satisfactory commercially I 46' have notattempted to illustrate ordescribe I various embodiments o'r' adaptations which I contemplate as it is believed that this disclosure-will enable those-skilled in the art teem-i body or adapt myimprovementsias maybe Having thus-described m ytinvcntion, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a structure of theclass described,the

' combination of a tank, a separator chamber comprising a forwardly inclined bottom wall extending rearwardly frointhe top of the rearwall of said tank, a rear wall for said chamber, a top hinged at its rear end to-said i chamber rear wallto overhang said 'tank, said top being provided withdepending" side walls, baflles mountedin spaced relation'o'n said separator chamber bottom, said baf-l fies having openings at the bottom thereof, coactlng baflies pivotally .mounted on said top to depend therefromjin alternating rela tion between said bottom baffles, said bottom bat-lies; being provided withopposed downwardly inclined guiding} and supporting members. for said top baflies whereby they:

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are vswung to and supported in vertical posiwardly jfromthetop of the rear wall of said tank, a ijr'earifwall, for said chamber, "*3. top

"hinged' 'atit's rear end to said chamber rear wallto overhang saidtank, baflies mounted inspaced relation on said separator chamber bottom, coacting bafiies pivotally mounted on saidtop to depend therefrom in alternatlng relation between said baflles, and an.

exhaust means connected to the rear 'of' said '3. In al'structure of classdescribed,

separator-chamber comprising: a hinged top, bottom baflies"projectingupwardly from the bottom ofthe separator'chamber, top baffles pivotally-mounted on said top tojdepend therefrom in alternating relation to said'botpbenicomprising a bottom wall extending reartom baffies,-said bottom baiiiesbeing provided with opposeddownwardly inclined guiding and supporting members for. saidztop baflles whereby. they are. swung to vertical position between saidibottom,baffleawhen the top is lowered, and an exhaustmeans connected to the rear ofthe separator char-nber. I

4.;In astructure of.'-the-class'described, a separator chamber comprising a. top hinged at oneendto swing in a vertical "plane, bottom bafiies' projecting upwardly-from the bottom of theseparator chamber, top'bafiles pivotally imounted on said top to depend therefrom 'inaltern'ating relation to said bottom baffles, and an exhaust means'connected to'i'thelrear of the separator chamber:

5. Inv a structureof the class described,.a separator chamber provided with. a hinged top,bafHes mountedzin spaced relation within said: separator chamber, coactingtbaflies pivotally mountedzon said top to coact .with:the first mentioned baffles, andz'means for guid ing. saidbafileszon saidtop to avertical p0 sitionuwhen'said top is lowered to operative position.

otally mounted on said top to coact with-the first mentioned baffles. I

In-wit-nessiwhereof I have hereunto set'my handrm H CHARLES T. HATCH. 

